Counting carbon. (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Counting carbon.

Caption

Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels contains very little carbon-14 (14C) because it has decayed so much over time. This makes carbon-14 very useful for tracing carbon emissions from natural compared to human sources.

Credit

2023, Ippei Maruyama

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